This Austrian Brewery Has Hot Tubs Full Of Beer

Trending News: Would You Drink Out Of This Swimming Pool Full Of Beer In Austria?

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The Starkenberger Brewery in Austria turned some old fermenting vats into hot tubs full of beer than you can drink out of, but probably shouldn't.

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Ever been sitting at the bar stool with a pint and thought to yourself: 'I love this beer so much I'd swim in a pool full of it." Well, you might not be able to in a pool of Heineken or whatever you're sipping, but if you fancy a beer from Starkenberger Brewery in Austria, you could take a dip in one of their 13-foot beer pools. That's right, the brewery has invited visitors to swim in its warm swimming pools filled with 42,000 pints of its beer since 2005. If you have to see it to believe it, here's a video:

The large vats were once used for fermentation, but have been transformed into a beer spa that allegedly has health benefits like being rich in vitamins and calcium. The brewery also says the warm beer is good for curing open wounds and psoriasis. Mmm, now don't you wanna take a big sip out of the warm beer tub? Didn't think so.

You could still order a cold one from the brewery while you're in the beer tub looking up at the gorgeous 700-year-old castle.

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Driving home after swimming in the beer tub is not recommended.

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This might be have the record for the biggest beer pool, but the largest glass of beer was a huge Guinness at The Auld Dubliner Irish Pub in Tustin, California, in 2009, which held just shy of 1,500 gallons.